Chávez Jr. misses court for case unrelated to ICE arrest, lawyer says status unknown
CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES, JUL 7 – Chávez Jr. faces charges for overstaying his visa and alleged cartel ties, with Mexican authorities seeking extradition amid ongoing U.S. legal proceedings.
- Julio Cesar Chávez Jr., a 39-year-old Mexican boxer, was arrested by ICE on July 2 outside his Studio City home in Los Angeles for immigration violations and faces deportation to Mexico.
- His arrest followed a unanimous decision loss to Jake Paul on June 28 and stems from a 2023 Mexican arrest warrant accusing him of arms and drug trafficking tied to the Sinaloa Cartel.
- Chávez Jr. entered the U.S. legally in August 2023 on a B2 tourist visa valid until February 2024 and was under a pretrial diversion program for January 2024 gun charges but missed a related court hearing.
- His attorney, Michael Goldstein, said on July 7 they do not know Chávez Jr.'s current location, while Mexican officials and President Sheinbaum want him to serve his sentence in Mexico.
- The case raises tensions between the U.S. and Mexico as Chávez Jr.'s family denies criminal allegations and an injunction seeks to prevent his arrest after deportation amid ongoing investigations.
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Julio César Chávez Jr. remains in the custody of the Immigration and Customs Control Service (ICE), according to his lawyer on Tuesday.
A hearing of Julio César Chávez Jr. was scheduled in the United States this Monday, however, the Mexican boxer did not show up and his lawyer Michael Goldstein claims that they do not know where he is. Michael A. Goldstein, who has represented him in previous cases, told USA TODAY Sports this afternoon that Chávez Jr. missed the hearing to be held in the Northwest Division of the High Court of Los Angeles. The defender learned two days ago that …
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.’s location unknown as boxer misses court date unrelated to ICE arrest
Boxer Julio Cesar Chávez Jr.’s location is unknown following his arrest by ICE last week, days after he fought influencer-turned-boxer Jake Paul in Anaheim, California.
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